n.
That which is feigned, invented, or imagined; especially, a feigned or invented story, whether oral or written. Hence: A story told in order to deceive; a fabrication; -- opposed to fact, or reality. →
a.
Giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation. →
n.
Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to Motacilla and several allied genera of the family Motacillidae. They have the habit of constantly jerking their long tails up and down, whence the name. →
v. t.
The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation. →
n.
To bring to terms; to humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture; as, to reduce a province or a fort. →